Shawl

Museum number:
16-20224
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Alternate number:
MVC-0229 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Shawl; 62 x 180 centimeters, plus 12 centimeter fringe; turquoise yarn with a clear synthetic fiber spun into yarn; woven color bands 15 centimeter from each end; colors: white, grey, black, red and blue in the bands.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
Ecuador
Verbatim coll. place:
South America; Ecuador
Collector:
Kathleen Vitale
Collection date:
1965-1967
Materials:
Synthetic fiber, Wool (textile), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Woman’s shawl
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
width 62 centimeters and length 180 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Good condition
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shawl, accession number 16-20224, described as Shawl; 62 x 180 centimeters, plus 12 centimeter fringe; turquoise yarn with a clear synthetic fiber spun into yarn; woven color bands 15 centimeter from each end; colors: white, grey, black, red and blue in the bands.

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